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Patient Care
A leading weight loss researcher explains that obesity is a chronic disease caused by an array of factors, not a lack of will power.
Research
Preventive medicine experts at Rush University Medical Center have discovered that delaying access to tempting, high-calorie foods and snacks in vending machines potentially can shift people’s choices to purchase less desired, but healthier snack options. Results of this study will be presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine’s Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions being
College of Nursing
Nursing students at Rush work with lifelike mannequins that would make a science-fiction film director envious. Back in the 20th century, nursing students learned how to give injections by using an orange to simulate the skin of a patient. Then they practiced doing physical exams on each other. "We don't do that anymore," says Lynn Richter, DNP, RN, CCRN, assistant professor
College of Nursing, Research
Dawn Bounds, PhD, PMHNP-BC, actions and research have led to a wider knowledge and discussion of the once little-known world of sex trafficking. How do you solve a societal problem no one wants to talk about? This is the question that Dawn Bounds, an assistant professor at Rush University College of Nursing, faced when beginning her research on the underground world of
Awards & Recognitions, College of Health Sciences, College of Nursing
Eight programs in the College of Nursing and two programs in the College of Health Sciences are ranked among the top 10, with a strong research showing for Rush Medical College.
Research
Misuse of sleep monitor data can worsen rather than solve people’s sleep problems, according to a new journal article by a sleep researcher at Rush University Medical Center.
Innovation, Patient Care
Orthopedic experts at Rush University Medical Center are the first in the Midwest to offer a new treatment using the first synthetic cartilage device approved by the FDA for patients suffering from painful arthritis at the base of the big toe.
Research
The first study of its kind designed to test the effects of a diet on the decline of cognitive abilities among a large group of individuals 65 to 84 years who currently do not have cognitive impairment will begin in January.
Research
Researchers have found that both African-American and Latino children have significantly higher rates of corn, shellfish and fish allergies compared to white children, confirming that race and ethnicity play an important role in how people are affected by food allergy.
Innovation, Patient Care
A surgeon at is the first to successfully treat a patient with inoperable, stage IV pancreatic cancer and partial kidney cancer using a tool that selectively kills cancerous tissue without harming healthy cells.
